Cuyahoga County · Ohio
Cleveland, OH demographics
Population, income and the local tax burden that sits on top of them — sourced from the Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Taxation.
Quick answer
Cleveland, OH has a population of 362,656 and a median household income of $41,928 — about $3,494 a month before tax. That ranks 91 of 94 covered metros by income and 53 of 94 by population.
Population
362,656
City limits, ACS 5-year
Median household income
$41,928
ACS 5-year estimate
Combined sales tax
8%
Ohio + local
Income rank
#91
of 94 covered metros
Estimated annual sales tax on a median household
A Cleveland household at the median income of $41,928 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $839 a year in sales tax at 8%. This is an illustration, not a filing figure: the taxable share of spending varies with household composition, and Ohio exempts or discounts several categories. Cuyahoga County's combined 8% is the highest in Ohio, driven by the RTA transit levy.
Method: median household income × 25% taxable share × combined rate. The 25% share is a rough national benchmark from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, not a Cleveland-specific measurement.
Sources
What each figure on this page comes from.
- Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
- Source: Ohio Department of Taxation rate tables · rates as published for 2026